Campus Collaboration

Student organizations are encouraged to partner with departments on campus to plan and promote events, create and access resources for students, etc. If you would like to partner with a campus department but are unsure where to start, please contact an Involvement Consultant by visiting their office in SLP 308, calling 619-260-4802, or emailing usdinvolvement@gmail.com.

Fundraising and Soliciting Sponsorship Policy

All philanthropic and fundraising events are expected to be alcohol-free Organizations are responsible for the conduct of people participating in and attending their events Student Organizations may submit a request for alcohol to be present at events when the attendance is not exclusively undergraduates in their EvR form

No general registration of fundraisers is required at the University of San Diego. If the fundraiser is an event, it must register through the Event Registration process. However, there are solicitation restrictions and food safety and liability issues to be aware of. Raffles, donations, and grants also have unique reporting or consultation requirements.

Definitions

For purposes of these guidelines, fundraising is defined as the collection of money through donations, sales, and/or event programming for the purposes of a charitable donation or organizational budget enhancement.

Note: Monetary compensation secured by providing group labor requested by an employer, such as working with stadium clean-up or staffing University events, is not considered a fundraising activity Off-campus solicitations for donations, cash or items, may be conducted face to face or by a letter from the recognized organization requesting the donation

Sponsorship is defined as any contribution of gifts in kind (food, beverages, equipment, etc ) to a student organization for the purposes of enhancing a specific program, event, or supplies owned by the student organization